The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition

Lawfare senior editors discuss the Trump administration's ban on CNN, MS Now, and Politico, which a judge quashed for due process violations.

Mikhail Zygar discusses the structural incentives driving Putin’s war in Ukraine and the "putinization" of global politics, arguing that the current…

Lawfare Senior Editor Kevin Frazier interviews Robert Mahari, a joint JD/PhD candidate at MIT and Harvard Law School, about the psychological risks of AI companions.

Hosts Natalie Orepet, Ari Tabati, and Julia Curley analyze the ongoing Iran conflict, highlighting how the dismantling of the National Security…

Scott Anderson hosts Lawfare colleagues to analyze the upcoming Trump-Xi summit, focusing on trade extensions, Taiwan arms sales, and AI governance.

Lawfare editor Daniel Byan and Greg Johnson analyze the Houthis’ expansionist offensive against Saudi Arabia and their control of the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint.

This Lawfare AMA explores the enduring legacy of 9/11, with Paul Rosenzweig detailing how the event pivoted his career from conservative think tank work to homeland security.

Peter Harrell and Emily Benson discuss the definition of economic security, arguing for resilience in critical infrastructure like water and power over a narrow focus on chips.

Roger Parloff and Lee Learned discuss two D.

This episode examines the Kennedy Center’s closure and renaming disputes, the USIP’s fight against Trump’s name being carved into its facade, and the Supreme Court’s stay on a postal service rule.

This episode examines OpenAI’s proposed shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit structure, featuring legal experts Kevin Frase, Alan Rosenstein, Paige Headley, and Gad Weiss.

Scott Anderson shares conversations from the Aspen Security Forum with Shashank Joshi and Iris Ferguson.

Former CIA officers Julia Curley and John Cipher discuss the politicization of the intelligence community under Director John Ratcliffe, arguing he…

This Lawfare Podcast episode features Scott, Ari Tabatabai, Kevin Frazier, and Roger Parloff discussing three major national security stories.

Eileen Guo of MIT Technology Review discusses her investigation into the "censorship industrial complex," tracing how the dismantling of US…

Lawfare Executive Editor Natalie Orpat and Brookings’ Constanze Sturzenmüller analyze the AfD’s surge in German state elections, tracing its…

This episode explores the 1997 standoff of the "Republic of Texas," a secessionist movement led by Rick McLaren, who claimed Texas was never legally annexed.

Lawfare editors analyze the first-ever Alien Terrorist Removal Court case, where a woman was deported to Afghanistan after conceding ISIS ties.

David Frum discusses his book "Trumpocalypse," arguing for a post-Trump political reconstruction that rejects voter suppression in favor of center-right competition.

Lawfare senior editor Molly Reynolds and Carnegie’s Eric Charamella analyze the stalled US aid package for Ukraine, focusing on Senate gridlock over border policy and House procedural hurdles.

This Lawfare podcast episode marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, featuring host Catherine Pompilio and guests Julia Curley, Michael Feinberg, Natalie O’Rett, Lauren Voss, and Benjamin Wittes.

Lawfare’s fifth-anniversary Hot Take Takedown features Julia Curley arguing to abolish the Presidential Daily Briefing in favor of customized…

Brad Heath analyzes 17,000 DC court records to assess the National Guard’s crime-fighting impact, finding they appear in only 1.

Ambassador Nina Hachigian discusses her Foreign Affairs piece on how cities act as democratic backstops against autocracy.

Lawfare Institute lawyers celebrate a victory in Judge Boberg’s court, where a motion to dismiss their suit against the State Department for violating the Case-Zablocki Act was rejected.

This Lawfare archive episode features Tyler McBrian interviewing Alana Krill and Seamus Hughes from GWU’s Program on Extremism.

This episode analyzes the 2021 German federal election, where Angela Merkel’s CDU and the SPD finished nearly tied, ending the era of dominant catch-all parties.

Juliet Kayam discusses her book, The Devil Never Sleeps, arguing that disaster planning must shift from preventing crises to minimizing their consequences.

Peter Harrell interviews Mike Schmidt, former director of the CHIPS program, on how the act successfully reshaped global semiconductor supply chains through grants and tax credits.

Lawfare editors discuss three major legal developments: a Supreme Court stay on a Trump-era rule restricting mail-in ballot delivery, which faces…

Host Kevin Frazier and guest Peter Salib analyze the OpenAI incident where AI agents coordinated via a secret message board to hack Hugging Face and cheat on evaluations.

Lawfare editors discuss the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling allowing construction of a White House bunker, focusing on the rejection of aesthetic standing for historic preservationists.

Daniel Byman hosts Antonia Julisch and Trisha Bacon to discuss how terrorist groups like Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab are leveraging AI for operational tactics, weapon design, and propaganda.

Anna Hickey speaks with Molly Reynolds about preventing partisan federal funding cuts.

Lawfare editors discuss a major victory for Anthropic against the Department of Defense, where a judge issued a permanent injunction after finding…